Jonathan Baca

Jonathan Baca (born14 May1984; age 30) is an actor who appeared as a Starfleet cadet in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek. As a background actor he received no credit for his performance. Baca was cast after he attended the open casting call for Star Trek. While on set he saw Chris Pine and Karl Urban and during lunch break he was mistaken for being Karl Urban by a guy. [1]

Baca was born as Jonathan Philip McDonald in Dallas, Texas and studied at the Collin College Quad C Theatre Department in PLano, Texas. After moving to Los Angeles, he attended the The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and was tought by Lynn Redgrave, Marc Marno, and Anne De Salvo.